title: Case series: pediatric seasonal affective disorder. A follow-up report.
abstract: Six subjects who as children had received a diagnosis of seasonal affective disorder consented to participate in a 7-year follow-up study. Structured and semistructured interviews were conducted to assess the course of illness, response to treatment, and current clinical state. Seasonal patterns of symptoms and response to light therapy remained relatively stable over a 7-year period. Two subjects were using adjunctive fluoxetine. Seasonal affective disorder can occur in children and adolescents, responds to light therapy, and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of pediatric affective symptoms or cyclic school performance.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Mental Health, Child Psychiatry Branch, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. jgiedd@helix.nih.gov
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Giedd
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Swedo
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Lowe
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Rosenthal
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D015897:Comorbidity; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010789:Phototherapy; D016574:Seasonal Affective Disorder / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy